Qatar - Operate a Foreign Company Branch

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To operator a foreign company branch in Qatar, applicant has to visit the Company’s Control department at the MOCI office.
2. For Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) office contact click here:Contact link
3. Application form can be downloaded from the below link: Application form
4. Now complete the form with necessary information andmake sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. After filling the form, attach the documents mentioned in the required documents section below with the completed application form.
6. Check the application form and then submit it to the respective officer in the companies control department in MOCI office. The address mentioned in the office locations & contacts section below.
7. Now the authorities will verify your application and validate the submitted documents.
8. After verification process, registration of a foreign company to operate in the Qatar state will be approved.
   
   

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Required Documents

• Duly filled application form.
• Head office Commercial registration copy.
• Request to license registration of branch of foreign company in the State, accredited by the competent government entity.
• Copy of company’s decision, obtained from its head office, mentioning the opening of a branch in Qatar and the appointment of a branch manager in Qatar.
• Copy of Qatar ID or passport for non-Qataris

Office Locations & Contacts

Companies Affairs Department - Head Office
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Twin Towers, Lusail, Qatar
Phone: 16001
Phone:+974 4012 2222
Fax: 44945308
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: MOCI Website

Eligibility

• Any foreign organization that have started offering business services in Qatar can apply for registration.

Fees

A registration fees QR30,000 applies.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application form

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Instructions

• Local investment companies may submit a request to the Commercial Registration and Licenses Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) to register a branch of a foreign company in Qatar.

Required Information

1. Name of the company
2. Head office address.
3. Commercial registration number
4. Applicant ID number
5. Phone number
6. Email ID

Need for the Document

• Foreign companies cannot do any projects in the Qatar country, without getting commercial registration licence from the MOCI.

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The Ministry has the authority to abandon the candidate or take any official action against forgery or manipulation of data by the applicant.

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